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Decorating

The Best Places to Score Great Home Decor

Ramona Branson

 · Sep 21, 2017

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Everyone’s always on the hunt for the perfect home furnishings. Personalizing your space helps it feel more like home — especially if it’s a rental. The more styled your apartment feels, the more comfortable you’ll be in it and the more likely you’ll be to invite people over to enjoy it with you.

There’s a slight chill in the air, the stores are bringing out pumpkin spice everything, and it’s finally time to bust out the fall décor in your apartment. You may not have a yard or a whole lot of interior space, but you can still bring the beauty of autumn into your home.

Ramona Branson

 · Sep 5, 2017

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When looking for a place to rent, you’ll often have to choose between a great location and a great-looking apartment. If you’re particularly lucky, you’ll get the best of both worlds, but living in an ideal area usually means having to compromise on interior aesthetics.

Ramona Branson

 · Jul 4, 2017

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One of the biggest challenges of apartment living is trying to decorate your space without breaking any of the rules outlined in your lease agreement. You might already be perusing your favorite DIY sites for inspiration, but there’s a chance that your landlord will be less than thrilled by your sudden urge to redo your […]

Ramona Branson

 · Jun 22, 2017

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Just because you live in small space doesn’t mean you should have to be reading everything on Kindle. If you’re a true bibliophile, you probably leave dozens (or hundreds) of books lying out all around your home.

Ramona Branson

 · Jun 1, 2017

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  You met. You fell in love. Now, you’re consolidating furniture. Moving in together is a huge step in any relationship—it means you want to share a life together under the same roof.

Ramona Branson

 · May 9, 2017

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For anyone who’s ever had to live with a roommate, you know there are good times and bad times. You also know that eventually roommates move on. Maybe they just graduated, or they got married or maybe they even started a really great new job. Regardless the situation, they’ve left the coop and now you […]

Cole Nemeth

 · Apr 25, 2017

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Mid-century modern is easily the most popular decorating style of the moment, and it’s easy to see why. Our grandparents’ generation certainly had it figured out when it came to interior decor—sleek lines, a good use of space and color, and fun, fresh artwork. But when you live in a small box-y looking apartment with […]

Ramona Branson

 · Apr 12, 2017

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When sourcing children’s furniture, your first consideration may be how bright, fun, and funky it is, or whether it works within the overall theme of your child’s bedroom or nursery.

Eileen O'Sullivan

 · Jan 4, 2017

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If you’ve been a bit too busy to get into the spirit and decorate this season, we’ve got just the thing to get you up and at ’em with our super awesome, last-minute Christmas party decoration ideas.

Elaine Heng

 · Dec 20, 2016

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